Manifolding device



Dec. 15, 1931. w. E. OLIVER 1,836,546

MANIFOLDING DEVICE Filed March 6 1925 6 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR ATTORNEY Dec. 15, 1931. w. E. OLIVER 1,336,546

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MANIFOLDING DEVICE Filed March 6, 1925 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WALTER E. OLIVER, F HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 AUTOG-RAPHIC REGISTER COMPANY, CF HOBOKEN, Ni -3V? J lilRSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEEV JERSEY MANIFOLDING DEVICE Application filed March 6, 1925. Serial No. 13,440.

My invention relates to that class of devices generally known as manifolding devices, that is, to machines in which two or more strips of fabric are advanced, at inter- 6 vals for the entry of transactions, one of the strips, in some instances, being retained in the machine to form a record of the transactions entered on the register. In this latter form of the invention, the device is generally known as a recorder, and where the record strip is omitted the device is generally known as a register. I will describe a manifolding device embodying my invention, and then point out the novel features thereof in claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the recorder type of manifolding device, Fig. 1 is a side elevation with certain parts broken away of a manifolding device 90 embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the device shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 6 and showing a paper feed mechanism, a cutting and stacking mechanism in normal position and em bodying my invention. Fig. 4; is a View similar to Fig. 3, but showing the cutting and stacking mechanism in operating position. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the line 8-8 of Fig. 3. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of a gear train which may be employed to operate the feeding mechanism for the paper strips, as well as the piercing and stacking mechanisms. Fig. 10is sectional view taken on the line 10-10 of 9. Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken on the line 1111 of Fig. 9. with crank handle attached. Fig. 12 is a detail view of a piercing tool for severing the record strip into sections; and Figs. 13, 14, 15 and 16 are detailed views of a modification.

The manifolder illustrated comprises a structure having side walls 12. a front wall 11. a rear wall 1 1. and bottom wall 16. Mounted on the side walls 1.2 is the usual writing bed or platen 10, which is pivoted at the front end on the rod 13. Also pivoted on rod 13 is the margin frame 18 having the usual opening to expose the top strip of paper on which is written the items or transactions which are to be manifolded. When the device is used as a recorder it is extended beyond the paper feed mechanism to form a compartment 20 which has a hinged cover 22 which is provided with a lock 24 to render it inaccessible to an unauthorized person.

In the use of my device I prefer to use packs 24.- of paper strips which are alternately folded so as to lie fiat in the compartment 26 as seen in Fig. 1. The paper strips however may be wound on rolls as is a common practice. In the drawings I have shown four strips 27 each of which is passed over a guide roller '28, which guide rollers are journaled at their ends in flanges 29 carried by a frame 30 partially surrounding an opening provided in the writing bed or platen 10.

From the guide rollers 28 the paper strips are led over the writing bed 10 to the strip feeding mechanism hereinafter described. Each guide roller 28 may be provided with a separator 31, or only two or three of them may be provided with separators, this being dependent upon the number of paper strips employed. As here shown each separator is a substantially flat metal strip which projects forwardly on to the writing bed 10. A spring tension piece 32 is secured by screws to the margin frame so as to be above the separators and exerts sufficient tension on the paper strips 27 and separators 31 to prevent the paper strips being fed any faster than required. Between each two adjacent paper strips 27 there is a sheet of manifolding material such as carbon paper, which is supplied from a roll 38 mounted in a holder 34 secured to one of the side walls 12.

The several paper strips 27 may have printed thereon any desired form designed to receive the written statements and near the head of each form two holes 35 are initially punched or otherwise formed in the strip, such holes being preferably symmetrically located with respect to the center line of the form, and both holes being placed the same i 36 in a vertical path.

distance from the head of the form. After the several paper strips 27 are arranged over the guide rollers and separators, and after the manifolding strips have been placed between the adjacent paper strips, the ends of the paper strips are led forward to the paper feed mechanism which is best shown in Figs. 3 and 6. As here shown it comprises a feed roller 36 which is journaled in two similar vertically movable brackets 40, 40a provided respectively with tension springs 41 and 41a, one of each of these springs being anchored to the adjacent side wall 12 of the casing.

These springs 41, 41a tend to draw the brackets 40, 40a and the feed roller 36 downwardly, but permit these members to be moved upwardly in opposition to the action of the spring 41, 41a by the rotation of a shaft 66, as will be explained later in detail. The feed roller 36 is provided with reduced ends 42 which fit freely in slots at the top of the two plates 44 and 44a which are attached to the side members 12. These slots serve as guides to insure movement of the feed roller The upper ends of the brackets 40 and 40a are bent inwardly and co-act with hexagonal collars 46 which are loosely mounted'on the reduced ends 42 and which assist the brackets 40, 40a in maintaining a considerable downward pressure on the collars 46 and so on the roller 36.

Fixed to one end of the feed roller 36 is a gear wheel 48 which meshes with a similar wheel 50 attached to a shaft 52 which is journaled in side members 12 and is located vertically beneath and parallel with roller 36.

Mounted on the shaft 52 are two spaced collars 54 which are attached to the shaft in any suitable manner as by pins 56, and each of these collars is provided with a flange 58 con stituting a disc roller. These disc rollers are located the same distances from the middle of the shaft, as the ioles are located from the longitudinal center line of the paper strips 27 so that in operation the rollers 58 will align and cooperate with the holes 35 to limit the feed of the paper strips 27 and align the same as explained in Shoup and Oliver Patent No. 1,396,070.

Mounted loosely on the shaft 52 at or near the middle thereof is an auxiliary roller 60. This roller is held in position with relation to disc roller 58 by a loose spacing sleeve 62,

" whereas between the roller 60 and the other partially cut away at each end to form flat surfaces 70, and at each of these points the shaft is embraced by a slot in the adjacent bracket or 40a. When the flat surfaces 7 0 are uppermost the brackets 40, 40a are held down by the springs 41, 41a, so that the feed roller 36 is pressed down firmly against the disc rollers 58, and the driving gears 48 and are in mesh. When the cam shaft 66 is turned through a partial revolution, however, the brackets 40, 40a are elevated against the action of springs 41, 41a, carrying with them the feed roller 36, so that this roller is moved away from the disc rollers 58 to permit the paper strips 27, to be introduced be tween the feed roller 36and the disc rollers 58. The gears 48 and 50 will be thrown out of mesh at the same time.

The auxiliary roller 60, in the form here shown, is made up of a plurality of disc-like laminations locked together by pins, and its general conformation is cylindrical. One surface of the roller is flattened at 72, however, and diametrically opposite this flat surface a r cess 74 is cut in one end of the roller 1;

toco-ac't with a restraining pawl 88 as hereinafter explained. WVhen the feed roller 36 is in its normal or lower position, the cylindrical portion of auxiliary roller is adapted to cooperate with the roller 36 to .1?

advance the paper strips 27, but will be ineffective when the flattened surface 72 is presented to the feed roller 36.

. The reference character 76 designates a pawl-operating shaft which is mounted to .5

lar 78 is provided with a reduced end 82 which enters the forked end 86 of a pawl 88. A plate 84 is fixed in place on shaft 76 against the end 82. The pawl 88 therefore is capable of longitudinal movement towards and away from the shaft 76, and also of a swinging movement around the shaft. The pawl 88 is connected with the plate 84 by a spring 90, the tendency of which is to swing the pawl inwardly towards the bottom of recess 74 in the auxiliary roller 60 and also to move the pawl forward longitudinally along the cylindrical surface of this roller when it is pressed downwardly out of the recess. To press the pawl out of the recess,'I provide an offset ear 92 on the plate 84 which co-acts with a shoulder 94 on the pawl 88. In the normal position of the parts, a shoulder 93 on pawl 88 rests on the cam shaft 66, the pawl being held from engagement with the roller 60 by means of the levers 77 which inseam holds this posiu'on until the initial movement of the handle 100 to be hereinafter described. In addition to the frictional means which I have described for operatively connecting the auxiliary roller with shaft 52, I have herein shown a positive locking or clamping device for operatively connecting these two members when the roller is to function. This positive locking device comprises a pivoted pawl mounted on the roller 60 and cooperating with recesses 96 in the shaft 52. The

pawl, in the construction herein illustrated,

Is a portion of one of the roller laminations, and is pivoted on the pin 97 which holds these laminations together. The movements of the pawl 95 into and out of the recesses 96 are controlled by the pressure of feed roller 36, for which purpose the pawl is so designed that as it rocks on pin 97 into and out of locking position, one circumferential end or the other projects beyond the surface of the roller 60. When the roller 60 is in its inopcrative position, that is, when its flat surface 72 is uppermost, pawl 95 is in the unlocking position. When the roller 6Q is turned, however, the outer end 95a of the pawl is pressed inwardly as soon as the rounded portion of the roller 60 engages feed roller 36, so that the pawl is then forced into one of the shaft recesses 96, whereupon the shaft and roller are positively locked together, thus insuring that advancement of the paper strips will take place. Subsequently, as the flat surface of roller 60 again approaches the feed roller 36, the outer end 95a of the pawl is driven inwardly, thereby swinging the pawl out of recess 96 and so releasing the positive lock between roller 60 and shaft 52.

In order to simplify the number of operations for the operator I have provided a crank handle 100 which is given one full stroke in the direction of the arrows as shown in Fig. 1, and is returned by means of co l spring 101. The dot and dash position indicates the limit of the stroke. During the greater part of the stroke of said handle 100 the paper feed is completed, the required number of revolutions being given to the pinion 102, by a train of gears as shown in Figs. 6 and 9, the pinion 102 being screwed to one end of the feed disc roller shaft 52 at 104 as shown in Fig. 10.

The gears of the gear train are mounted and operated in the following manner The hub 105 on the crank handle 100 F ig. 11) is loosely mounted on one end of the main shaft 106 and is secured by means of screws 108 to a driving gear 110. This gear is mounted with a running fit on a bushing 112, which is secured to one of the side plates 12 and Which also acts as a bearing for one end of the main shaft 106. The other end of the main shaft is journaled in the other side plate 12.

' As soon as the gear '110 is rotated by means tegral with a ratchet gear and is mounted on a pin 122 extending outwardly from the wall 121. A shoulder 123 located transversely between thepin ion 118 and the ratchet gear .120 (see Fig. 10) is used as a bearing upon which a gear 124 revolves, which in turn drives the pinion 102 and feed disc shaft 52. Two .pawls 123 pivotally mounted on gear 124 are keptin mesh with the ratchet gear 120 by means of a spring 126 and are used to drive the gear 124 on the feeding stroke of the handle 100, and slip over the teeth on the ratchet gear 120 when the handle is returned, thereby keeping gear 124 and feed pinion 102in stationary position which prevents any movement of the feed rollers at this time.

A pin 125 is secured to the gear 110 in the position shown in Fig. 9 and extends out on each side of the gear as at 126 and 127 (Fig. 6)

When the gear 110 is in the position shown in Fig. 9 which is the normal position, the extending portion 127 of the pin 125 rests against the lower hooked end of the aforementioned lever 77 keyed to the shaft 7 6, and holds the pawl 88 out of contact with the roller 60. I

As soon as the crank handle 100 is moved forward, roller 60 will be rotated by its frictional engagement, which will restart the feed of paper strips 27 Roller 60 willmove these strips far enough so that disc roller 58 will again engage the paper to feed it the full distance of one operation. Immediately after roller 60 has started its rotation the movement of crank handle 100 will cause the/pin 127 to move away from the hooked end of the lever 77 (see Fig. 9) and said lever will be pulled forward by means of a spring 128 until the upper extending portion 129 strikes the shoulder 130 on the pin 122. This roc s the shaft 76 enough to allow the pawl 88 to come in contact with the roller 60 so that it will stop said roller after it has made one complete revolution, by engaging abutment 73 in recess 74. As soon as the crank handle 100 is returned, the pin 12. returns and strikes the hooked end of the lever 7 7 which rotates the shaft 76 in the opposite direction and withdraws the pawl 88 from the .After the feeding has been completed the portion 126 of the pin 125 is in a position shown in dot and dash lines Fig. 9, ready to drive the lever 132 along with it. Said lever 132 is keyed to the main shaft 106 by latter part of the stroke of the crank handle 100. Likewise mounted and keyed to the said shaft 106 are two L shaped levers 134 34a: to the shorter or lowerends of which are pivoted brackets 136, to which is riveted a knife plate 138. At rightangles and integral with the plate 138 and parallel with the side plates 12 are plates 140 adapted to be guided upon pins 142 riveted to the side plates 12 and extending through cam slots 144 in the plates 140.

Slidably fixed to each face of the knife plate 138 are the plates 146147 which have riveted to their upper ends rubber bumpers 148, plates 146147 have four upwardly turned lugs 150, two on each plate, while the knife plate 138 has four outwardly turned lugs 152. To each of these four pairs of lugs 150152 are attached springs 154, which pull the elongated slots 155 in knife plate 138 down against bolts 156 secured to the plates 146-147 and hold the knife blade 158 below the bumpers 148.

After the pin 125 strikes the lever 132 the shaft106 rotates, which rocks the levers 134 and raises the knife plate 138, which is guided by means of the cam slots 144 over pins 142, in a direction to bring the knife or severing blade 158 in alignment with the opening 160 in the abutment bar 162.

The rubber bumpers 148 now contact with the paper, pressing it against the underside of the abutment bar 162 which also holds it in a taut position over the opening 160 so that.

the saw cut teeth of the knife 158, upon continued upward movement, first pierce the paper, then sever it as the ground knife edges 164 are forced through, as shown in Fig. 4. The knife blade 158 is allowed to pass through the opening 160, after the bumpers strike the abutment bar 162 due to the movement of the bolts 156'in the slots 155.

A stacker tray 166 is now in a position to receive the falling record slip as soon as the rubber bumpers 148 release their grip. The stacker tray 166 is box-shaped with the top and one end open and is slidably mounted on two bars 172173 which guide the stacker in grooves 174 of the member 17 6 welded to the side plates 12 in an inclined position as shown in Figs. 138.

Tow links 178 are pivoted to the longer ends of the L shaped levers 134 at 180. These links pass through openings 179 of the knife plate 138 and receive in elongated slots 181 the ends of bar 173. When shaft 106 rocks, the links 178 will be moved forward by levers 134, pulling the stacker 166 to a position shownin Fig. 4 ready to receive the severed strip.- On the backward motion of levers 134, the forwardends of the slots 182 will overtake the ends of bar 173, and give a jarring motion to the stacker tray 166 to settle motion, the portion extending beyond the open end of the stacker will strike the spring leaf 180. This spring leaf is riveted to the lower plate 186 and bent so as to be directly in the path of the slip, so that it will force the said slip to the end of the stacker on the next operation of the crank handle 100.

As the record slip is severed the edge of the paper is forced into the opening-160 in the abutment bar 162 as shown in Fig. 4, and may or may not be carried down by the friction of the knife 158when it is withdrawn.

I do not, however, depend upon this friction to clear the edge of the paper from opening 160 but provide a deflector 188 which moves down with knife blade 158 and will push the flared edge free of the opening.

The deflector 188 has slots 190 through which pins 192 are passed, and pins 192 are secured in the abutment bar 162.

One end of the removableabutment bar 162 is mounted in a bracket 194 riveted to one side of the plate 12 while at the other end, two prongs 196 extending inwardly find their support in two slots 198. A tongue -0 on the cover 22 holds the abutment bar'162 in place when the cover is closed and said tongue comes in contact with a pin 202 on the abutment'bar 162 as shown in Fig. 2. I

The abutment bar'is made removable so as to enable an operator easily to pass the strips 27 between the feed rolls 36 and 54 and also divide the lower record slip which is to be severed, from the upper sheets which are passed over the guide plate 204, a part of the abutment bar 162.

A straight edge 206 formed as a part of the hood 208 enclosing the feed rollers, is used when tearing oil. the receipts which come out at the top after the feeding takes place.

From the foregoing description of the mechanism it is clear that if the machine is loaded with paper strips put in position so that openings will receive discs 58 and then handle 100 is moved forward, this single movement of handle 100 will start the paper in motion due to the action of disc 60. will continue its motion until discs 58 again enter into a set'of holes 35 and will then cut off the bottom strip and place it in the stacker tray 166. Further forward movement of lever 100 cannot produce any further movement of the paper strips, and while I have shown a stop for the lever 100 the stop is not essential but is merely put in for the purposes of convenience. As is explained by Shoup and Oliver 6 Patent No. 1,396,070, if by chance the paper strips are put in position out of alignment the cooperation of the discs 58 with the openings 35 will align the strips during the for ward movement of lever 100.

10 In the modification shown in Figs. 13, 14, and 16, I provide a device to prevent the return of crank handle 100 prior to the com pletion of the forward stroke. This is done so that if the operator does not complete the 15 forward stroke and sever the record strip, the

handle will not fly hack into starting position when released. In this modification,

Fig. 13 shows the parts in the same position as Fig. 9. It is to be noted here that I provide a gear wheel 110 to take the place of gear 110. Gear wheel 110 is exactly like gear 110 except that two notches 210 and 211 are provided, each of which extends from the base at the teeth in towards the center of the gear,

a distance approximately equal to the height of a tooth. The notches 210 and 211 are spaced apart an angular distance approximately equal to the angular throw of crank handle 100 in a full stroke. A pin 212 is mounted in the casing 116 and carries a pawl 214. When the parts are at rest, a line drawn from'the axis of gear wheel 110 through the center of pin 212 willpass directly through the center of opening 211. Pawl 214 is formed.

85- with two "arms, the axes of which are substan tially rpendicular to each other. Arm 215 exten s into opening 211 and arm 216 has connected to it spring 217 which in turn is attached to a pin 218 mounted in casing 116. When handle 100 is moved forward, arm 215 will ride up on the teeth of gear wheel 110 as shown in Fig. 14. If the handle is released it will-not be able to spring back hecausethe arm 215 of the pawl 214 will engage with the teeth of gear wheel 110. However, if crank handle 100 is movedthe full distance, arm 215 will enter opening 211, as shown in Fig. 15. Then when the arm handle 100 moves back to its initial position, arm 215 will swing in opening 211 so that it will again ride on the teeth of gear wheel 110 as shown in Fig. 16. By virtue of this arrangement handle 100 can only fly back into the starting position it gear 100 is moved the full distance, so that arm 115 enters into opening 210, after leavingopening 211. It may be noted that lever 77 is notched out to clear pin 212.

It is understood that the foregoing example is given by way of illustration only, and may be modified in many particulars without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. A maniiolding device comprising, in-

apertures therein; means for advancing said strips over the platen comprising means which upon engaging the apertures renders said advancing means inoperative to con: tinue said advancement;- starting means for causing the stripto again advance, said start.-' ing means including a trip lever; a crank for said advancing means adapted to oscillate between limits of movement; and means con trolled by said, crank for automatically op: crating said trip lever at a predetermined pointin the range of movement of the crank.

2. A manifolding device comprising, in combination, a platen over which is advanced a plurality of paper strips having apertures therein means for advancing said strips over the platen comprising means which upon engaging. the apertures renders said advancing means inoperative to continue said advancement; starting means for causing the strip to again advance, said starting means comprising normally inoperative means; a crank for said advancing means adapted to oscillate between limits of movement; and means controlled by said crank for automatically making said normally inoperative means of'the starting means operative at a predetermined point in the range of movement of the crank.

3. A manifolding device comprising, incombination, a platen over which is advanced a plurality of paper strips having apertures therein; means for advancing said strips overthe platen comprising means which upon engaging the apertures renders said advancing means inoperative to continue said advancement; starting means for causing the strip to again advance, said starting means comprising normally inoperative meansya crank for said advancing means adapted to oscillate between limits of movement; and means controlled by said crank during the return movement for automatically making said normally inoperative means ofthe starting means operative.

4. A mam-foldingdevice comprising, in combination, a platen over which is advanced a plurality of paper strips having apertures therein; meansfor advancing said strips over the platen comprising means which upon on gaging the apertures renders said advancing means inoperative to continue said advancement; starting means for causing the strip to again advance, said starting means comprising normally inoperative means; a crank forsaid advancing means adapted to oscillate betwe-en limits of movement; and means. controlled by said crank at substantially the end of thereturn movement of the crank for, automatically making said normal- 1y inoperative means, of the starting means operative. f

5. A manifolding device comprising, in combination, aplaten over which is advanced A; a plurality of paper strips having apertures ,vancement; operating means for said advancing means comprising a manually operable lever adapted to be oscillated between limits of movement and geared to said advancing means so as to cause the advancing means to be operative during movement of said lever in one direction between said limits of movement; and means for preventing return of the manually operable lever to starting position .until completion of its move- 1 ment in web advancing direction.

6. A manifolding device comprising, in combination, a platen over which is advanced a plurality of paper strips having apertures therein; means for advancing said strips over the platen comprising means which upon engaging the apertures renders said advancing means inoperative to continue said advancement; starting means for causing the strip to again advance, said starting means including a trip-lever; a crank for said advancing means; and means controlled by the crank for automatically operating said trip-lever. V

7. A manifolding device comprising, in combination, a platen over which is advanced a plurality of paper strips having apertures therein; means for advancing said strips over the platen comprising means which upon engaging the apertures renders said advancing means inoperative to continue said advancement; a crank for said advancing means adapted to oscillate between limits of movements; means controlled by said crank for automatically causing said advancing v means to again become operative at one limit of movement of the crank; and means for preventing the return of the crank when moved from the limit of movement at which the advancing means is caused to again become operative until the crank has been moved to the other limit of its movement.

8. A manifolding device comprising, in combination, a platen over which is advanced a plurality of paper strips having apertures therein; means for advancing said strips over the platen comprising means which uponengaging the apertures renders said advancing means inoperative to continue said advancement, starting means for causing the strip to again advance, said starting means including a trip-lever; a crank for said advancing means; means controlled by the crank for automatically operating said triplever at one limit of movement of the crank; and a full-stroke device adapted to prevent return of the crank when moved from the limit ofmovement at which it automatically operates the trip-lever until'the crank has been moved to the other limit of its movement. r

9. In a manifolding machine, the combination of a platen over which a plurality of webs is fed; feeding means for the webs; me

chanical web-severing means located in advance of the feeding means adapted to cut record slips from one of the webs; a recordbox in advance of the severing means adapted to receive said out record slips; driving means for the severing means and the feedmg means; and means operated by said driving means at a oredetermined time for bodily moving said record-box to cause the cutoff record slips to settle in a pile in said record-box.

10. A manifolding machine comprising a frame having a storage compartment at its delivery end; web-feeding means at the introductory sides of said storage compartment; mechanical web-severing means located between the web-feeding means and the storage compartment for cutting the'web in form lengths so that the out form lengths maybe received and stored in said storage compart-ment, said severing means including a removable knife-bar; a door for said storage compartment; and means carried by said knife-bar and said door and adapted to cooperate to prevent removal of the knife-bar while the door is in position to close the storage compartment.

11. A manifolding machine comprising a frame having a storage compartment at itsdelivery end; web-feeding means at the mwhile the door is in position to close the stor age compartment.

12..A manifolding machine comprising a frame having a storage compartment at its delivery end; web-feedingmeans at the introductory side of said compartment; mechanical web-severingmeans located between the web-feeding means and the storage compartment for cutting the web in form lengths so that the out form lengths may be received and stored in said storage compartment said severing means comprising a knife-bar which is removable from operative position; an apertured bracket mounted on the frame and adapted to receive and support oneiend of the knife-bar in operative position; apertures in the side of the frame opposite the apertured bracket and adapted to receive projections on the knife-bar, said .apertured bracket, knife-bar end apertures,

and projections being adapted to be brought into knife-bar holding relation by end-wise movement of the knife-bar.

13. A manifolding machine comprising a frame having a storage compartment at its delivery end; Web-feeding means at the introductory side of said compartment; mechanical web-severing means located between the Web-feeding means and the storage compartment for cutting the Web in form lengths so that the cut form lengths may be received and stored in said storage compartment said severing means comprising a knife-bar which is removable from operative position; an apertured bracket mounted on the frame and adapted to receive and support one end of the knife-bar in operative position; apertures in the side of the frame opposite the apertured bracket and adapted to receive projections on the knife-bar, apertured bracket, knife-bar end apertures and projections being adapted to be brought into knife-bar holding relation by end-wise movement of the knife-bar; a door for closing said storage compartment; and means carried by said knife-bar and said door adapted to prevent end-Wise movement of the knife-bar when the door is in position to close the storage compartment, and hence to prevent removal of the knife-bar While the door is in operative position.

WALTER E. OLIVER.

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